Wiring up a ED nine.5

[Cole Trickle 10+ year member]

Throwing the amp in my new HHR.

Battery is in the back so the run would be less than 5 feet to where I will have the amp rack.

What size wire and what size fuse set up should I install. I know the amp will take 0 gauuge but for the watts can I run 4 gauge without issues?

Thanks

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[jrwalte 10+ year member]

It helps if you tell us what RMS your amp will be at the ohm you'll be running it.

 

[ls2poweredgoat 5,000+ posts]

120

 

[Cole Trickle 10+ year member]

It helps if you tell us what RMS your amp will be at the ohm you'll be running it.

4x 100 at 4ohms

1X 600 at 1 ohm

Both are at 12 volts so should be a tad more with the car on.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Cole Trickle 10+ year member]

120

thanks...I imagine that what your running?

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

I take it you're running 2 amps? 1 @ 400 and 1 @ 600? A 4g line should be good with 120amp fuse.

 

[Cole Trickle 10+ year member]

I take it you're running 2 amps? 1 @ 400 and 1 @ 600? A 4g line should be good with 120amp fuse.

1 amp

Might as well be two... the freaking thing is huge!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

So either 0 or 4 gauge and 120 amp fuse

Thanks

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[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

no onboard fuse on that amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif i own one.

I am using 1/0 fused at 250a to a distro then beaks off using 4awg to the amp fused with a 150a fuse iirc

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

Oh... It's a 5 channel.

4g would still be fine. But go 0g if you want 'breathing' room for possible future expansion.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

even tho it's a short run to the batt.. i would run 1/0

gotta love over kill!

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

if its only 5 feet, 4awg is more than plenty.